Latin pop singer Gloria Estefan has sold more than one hundred million records over the course of her career. She has released many #1 hits, including "Don’t Wanna Lose You." Gloria once worked with the Miami International Airport Customs Department while in college and was approached by the CIA because of her prowess with language. She has won seven Grammy Awards, including one for Best Tropical Latin Album in 1993 for Mi Tierra.

Garry Kasparov, world chess champion, lost his first ever multi-game match on this day in 1997. He lost to IBM’s chess computer Deep Blue. It was the first time a computer had beaten a world-champion player.

Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer-songwriter who became an international musical and cultural icon, blending mostly reggae, ska, and rocksteady in his compositions. Starting out in 1963 with the group the Wailers, he forged a distinctive songwriting and vocal style that would later resonate with audiences worldwide. The Wailers would go on to release some of the earliest reggae records with producer Lee "Scratch" Perryand after the group disbanded in 1974, Marley then pursued a solo career upon his relocation to England.

Bob Marley (center) with the Wailers.

Marley died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami (now University of Miami Hospital), at age 36. The spread of melanoma to his lungs and brain caused his death. His final words to his son Ziggy were "Money can’t buy life”.

In Milwaukee on this day in 1992, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to life in prison. In November of 1994, he was beaten to death in prison.

On this day in 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson (above) and Aaron Burr (below). Jefferson was elected president and Burr became vice president.

World chess champion Garry Kasparov beat the IBM supercomputer "Deep Blue" in Philadelphia,PA. on this day in 1996.

Michael Jeffrey Jordan is 55 years old today.

Michael Jordan is a retired professional basketball player, businessman, and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jordan played 15 seasons in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls and WashingtonWizards. His biography on the NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.” He is considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.

Latin pop singer Gloria Estefan has sold more than one hundred million records over the course of her career. She has released many #1 hits, including "Don’t Wanna Lose You." She once worked with the Miami International Airport Customs Department while in college. She was approached by the CIA for the job because of her prowess with language. Gloria has won seven Grammy Awards, including one for Best Tropical Latin Album in 1993 for Mi Tierra.